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Tajikistan, an authoritarian state with tight control over the flow of information, said that nine of its citizens were wounded. Two of them were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds, officials said.
However, an RFE/RL correspondent based in the area
Both sides blamed each other for the escalation.
Earlier on May 1, Japarov signed a decree to declare a two-day
period of nationwide mourningfor victims of the violence, during which national flags will fly at half-mast across the country and at its diplomatic missions abroad.
Cultural institutions, as well as television and radio channels were asked to cancel entertainment events and programs.